Heianhoku-dō
(Redirected from Heian-hoku Prefecture)
Heianhoku Province 平安北道 | |
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Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan | |
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Capital | Shingishū |
History | |
• Established | August 29, 1910 |
• Disestablished | August 15, 1945 |
Today part of | North Korea |
Heianhoku-dō (平安北道, Korean: 평안북도), alternatively Heianhoku Province or North Heian Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Shingishū (Sinuiju). The province consisted of modern-day North Pyongan, North Korea.
Population
Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
- Overall population: 1,620,882 people
- Japanese: 22,363 people
- Koreans: 1,578,605 people
- Other: 19,914 people
Administrative divisions
Cities
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- Shingishū (capital)
Counties
See also
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